Provided is an electronic device including a communication unit, a motion sensor, and at least one processor. The communication unit receives information for determining that a user of the electronic device is located within a predetermined area. The at least one processor determines a movement state of the user based on an input value from the motion sensor. The at least one processor executes notification processing when the determined movement state of the user is a one's own movement state and the electronic device is located in the predetermined area while a function of an earphone is being executed.
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1. An electronic device, comprising: a motion sensor; a receiver configured to receive information for determining that the electronic device is located in a predetermined area; and at least one processor configured to: determine a movement state of a user of the electronic device based on an input value from the motion sensor; and execute notification processing when the determined movement state of the user is a one's own movement state, the electronic device is located in the predetermined area, and a function of an earphone is being executed, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine that the electronic device is located in the predetermined area based on the information received by the receiver and map information.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the notification processing includes a process to notify the user of a possible accident.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine that the electronic device is located in the predetermined area when a radio wave is received from equipment transmitting the radio wave that can be received by a device within the predetermined area.
4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the predetermined area includes a vicinity of a road.
5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute, in parallel, restriction processing for restricting an output of the earphone and the notification processing.
6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the restriction processing includes controlling a sound volume of a sound output from the earphone to be smaller than the sound volume when the restriction processing is not performed.
7. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein the restriction processing includes stopping the output of the earphone.
8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to set the predetermined area to a first area when the one's own movement state of the user is a walking state, and set the predetermined area to a second area that is wider than the first area when the one's own movement state of the user is a running state or a riding-a-bicycle state.
9. A control method for an electronic device, the electronic device including a motion sensor and a receiver, the method comprising: receiving information for determining that a user of the electronic device is located in a predetermined area by the receiver; determining a movement state of a user of the electronic device based on an input value from the motion sensor; and executing notification processing when the determined movement state of the user is a one's own movement state, the electronic device is located in the predetermined area, and a function of an earphone is being executed, wherein the information received by the receiver and map information are used to determine that the electronic device is located in the predetermined area.
10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a control program in an electronic device to execute a process of: receiving information from a receiver of the electronic device for determining that the electronic device is located in a predetermined area; determining a movement state of a user of the electronic device based on an input value from a motion sensor of the electronic device; and executing notification processing when the determined movement state of the user is a one's own movement state, the electronic device is located in the predetermined area, and a function of an earphone of the electronic device is being executed, wherein the information received by the receiver and map information are used to determine that the electronic device is located in the predetermined area.
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November 21, 2018
February 4, 2020
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